Photos and the historical markers are on display during a celebration kicking off the Black Panther Party Heritage Trail in Illinois hosted by the Historical Preservation Society of the Illinois ...

The Illinois chapter's history with the party could be included in the National Register of Historic Places. A recent push to memorialize the Illinois Black Panther Party has stirred up a division ...

Bobby Rush (center), Illinois Black Panther Party coordinator, speaks at an October 1972 news conference where he denounced the acquittal of Cook County State’s Attorney Edward V. Hanrahan and ...

As part of WGN's Black History Month coverage, Micah Materre hosted a half-hour special featuring an exclusive conversation with surviving members of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party.

On Sunday, the Historical Preservation Society of the party’s Illinois chapter kicked off its Black Panther Heritage Trail project with a private celebration at the Better Boys Center for the ...

Efforts to memorialize the Illinois Black Panther Party have revealed a divide over its legacy and who should tell its story. Bettman/ Getty Images By Melissa Noel · Updated January 1, 2024 ...

American political & social activist and Black Panther Party member Fred Hampton (1948 – 1969) raises his arms at the ‘Days of Rage’ rally, Chicago, Illinois, October 11, 1969.

Black Panther Party Chairman Bobby Seale was in court with the Chicago Seven. The Illinois Chapter protested against his treatment and police harassment at Federal Plaza, 219 S. Dearborn.

A new exhibit at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento captures the images and stories of dozens of former Black ...

The Black Panther Party, founded in the 1960s, grew out of the Black Power movement and provided services such as free breakfast and free health care around the country.

As part of WGN’s Black History Month coverage, Micah Materre hosted a half-hour special featuring an exclusive conversation with surviving members of the Illinois Chapter of the Black Panther Party.